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How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically – A Free Book!

September 17, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Here's a great offer from the San Francisco Writers Conference Affordably build your career on the words of others They say there’s no better marketing than word-of-mouth. Readers trust fellow readers’ opinions, and a few genuine good words about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically, San Francisco Writers Conference

Great Article about Why Indie Authors Must Hire Proofreaders

September 17, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Dear BAIPA members: An author whose book I recently edited, told me that the editing process inspired him to write the article below. It is an excellent article about why indie authors need editors before they publish.  The article was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Editing, self-publishing, tips Tagged With: Brad Graber, editing, Proofreading, The Intersect

New Season Opens for Nautilus Book Awards

September 17, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCES A New Category and Season Opens in Six Days Nautilus' 19th SEASON of celebrating and promoting Better Books for a Better World will open on Wed, September 21, 2016.  You can view the entry form on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Awards, BAIPA News, Book Events, Contests, Submission Process Tagged With: Nautilus Book Awards

Library Indie Author Day on October 8, 2016

September 17, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA member and author Karin Fisher-Golton found this interesting event to share with BAIPA members Libraries across North America are having their first annual Indie Author Day on October 8. Berkeley and San Rafael seem to be the only cities in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Events, self-publishing Tagged With: Indie Author Day

Two Upcoming Events for JoAnn Smith Ainsworth

September 17, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Join BAIPA member and author JoAnn Smith Ainsworth at a couple of events BARNES & N0BLE proudly presents a Mystery Authors Panel on Saturday, September 24, 2016, 1-3pm.  Join them for lively and informative conversation with these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Promotion, Book Signings, independent bookstores, marketing, Networking, Public Speaking, publicity, self-publishing, speaking engagement, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: Barnes & Noble, Expect Trouble, JoAnn Ainsworth, Mystery Authors Panel, Old Capitol Books

Book-Browsing Adventures

September 11, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

BOOK-BROWSING ADVENTURES by Dawn Marie Carlson While on a recent bookstore expedition at Copperfield’s in Novato, I uncovered this gem, Good Prose – The Art of Nonfiction – Stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing. The authors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Blog Article, Blogs, Book Events, ebooks, Editing, independent bookstores, marketing, self-publishing, tips, writing Tagged With: An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing, And I Shall Have Some Peace There, Better Than Before, Dawn Marie Carlson, From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur, Good Prose – The Art of Nonfiction – Stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing., Gretchen Ruben, Margaret Roach, Marie Kondo, Richard Todd, Stephanie Chandler, The Soul of a New Machine, Tracy Kidder

A Blooper from Tom Finnegan

September 11, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

In Connecticut, the state legislature issued a resolution condemning one of its senators to Congress after he voted for annexation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, humor

Author JoAnn Smith Ainsworth Interviewed on Live Radio

September 10, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA member and author JoAnn Smith Ainsworth was interviewed on live radio by Tom Amis of WCXZ Radio, Knoxville, TN (and several cable channels via Sunset Media), about her WWII paranormal suspense novels, Expect Trouble and Expect Deception, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, publicity, Radio or TV Interview, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: Expect Deception, Expect Trouble, JoAnn Ainsworth, Tom Amis, WCXZ Radio

“So When Is it Enough?” asks Julie Freestone, about Touring and Promoting Your Book

September 4, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

When we published our book Stumbling Stone in June 2015, Rudi and I agreed that we’d give it a year, during which we hoped we’d have an adventure and sell some modest number of books.  When June 2016 rolled around, we began telling people we were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Events, Book Promotion, Book Signings, independent bookstores, marketing, Public Speaking, publicity, self-publishing, speaking engagement, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: Julie Freestone, Rudi Raab, Stumbling Stone

NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCES CATEGORIES FOR NEW SEASON

September 1, 2016 by Lily O'Brien

Dear BAIPA members - here is an opportunity to enter your books in the Nautilus Book Awards The new Nautilus Season will open in 24 days - on Wed, September 21, 2016. We are excited about launching our 19th Season, and look forward to receiving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Awards, BAIPA News Tagged With: Nautilus Book Awards

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Welcome to BAIPA

With COVID-19 teaching us all how to function remotely, BAIPA will meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings. (Even when we decide to resume in-person events, we will continue the Zoom option.) We are implementing all the recommended precautionary measures to keep our meetings private and safe for all participants. All members and visitors who register in advance will receive a link to attend via Zoom video conferencing. On the Friday evening before the meeting, we will send the link and password out to members and to non-members … More

Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. However, members must log in to get a discounted ticket for workshops. 

Upcoming Events

  • CrowdFunding Success for Authors and Writers
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    • Dr. Judith Briles on how to use CrowdFunding to raise money to create your book
      July 9, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • Email Marketing Success
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    • Pauline Wiles on Email Marketing Success for Authors
      August 6, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm
  • The Three Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
    • Fauzia Burke shares the Three Step Formula for Building an Author Platform
      November 5, 2022
      9:00 am - 12:15 pm

BAIPA Monthly Meetings

IMPORTANT
BAIPA is now meeting on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. In general, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

We are also having workshops on the third Saturday of every month (also via Zoom only for now. In general, if the regular monthly meeting moves to the second Saturday, then the workshop will be two weeks later.

Future Events

  • July 9th: CrowdFunding Success for Authors and Writers with Dr. Judith Briles
  • July 23rd: Workshop: How to Creat a Million Dollar Speech with Dr.Judith Briles
  • August 6th: Email Marketing Success with Pauline Wiles
  • August 20th: Workshop: IngramSpark Best Practices & Tips with Ruth Schwartz
  • October events TBD
  • November 5th: Building an Author Platform with Fauzia Burke
  • December 3rd: Annual Cover Design Event

More exciting speakers and topics coming in the rest of 2022!

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